100+ useful Spanish regular verbs
The list of useful Spanish regular verbs is shown below. Before you read it, you’ll need to understand how to conjugate each verb. DO
NOT FRET! These are all regular verbs so they all work the same way. All you need to do is memorise one set of rules and you can
apply it to all the useful Spanish regular verbs in the list.
Once you memorise some of these verbs, you’ll be able to start communicating in Spanish.
Conjugating Spanish regular verbs
There are three types of verb endings in Spanish: “ar”, “er” and “ir”. For example: “andar” (to walk). The verb ending
is ALWAYS shown by the last two letters of the verb. The stuff before the last two letters is the root of the verb and for regular verbs,
the root NEVER changes.
OK, how do we conjugate Spanish regular verbs?
First, look at the last two letters of the verb. Second, replace the last two letters with the endings shown in the table below.
That simple? Yes it is! The tables in this section show the present tense. Spanish uses other tenses for past and future, but for now,
we will keep it simple and just learn the present tense. Click here for a conjugation guide PDF in Spanish. Test yourself!
yo
tú
él/ella
nosotros
vosotros
ellos/ellas
“ar” verbs
o
as
a
amos
áis
an
“er” verbs
o
es
e
emos
éis
en
“ir” verbs
o
es
e
imos
ís
en
Some examples of how we conjugate Spanish regular verbs
yo
tú
él/ella
nosotros
vosotros
ellos/ellas
Andar (to walk)
ando
andas
anda
andamos
andáis
andan
[I walk]
[You walk]
[He/She walks]
[We walk]
[You walk]
[They walk]
Beber (to drink)
bebo
bebes
bebe
bebemos
bebéis
beben
[I drink]
[You drink]
[He/She drinks]
[We drink]
[You drink]
[They drink]
Vivir (to live)
vivo
vives
vive
vivimos
vivís
viven
[I live]
[You live]
[He/She lives]
[We live]
[You live]
[They live]
“Ando a la playa.” [I walk to the beach.] “Bebo mucha agua.” [I drink a lot of water.] “Vivo en Londres.” [I live in London.]
TIP 1: When you see “LL” in any Spanish word, it is always spoken like the letter “Y”. Example: “Llego” (I arrive) is spoken
as YEGO.
TIP 2: Saying the letter “J” will need a lot of practice, but it must be learned.The letter “J” in Spanish sounds nothing like it does in
English. The “J” sound in Spanish is guttural. You need to drop your tongue to the bottom of your mouth and close your throat.
Without putting too finer point on it, the “J” sound in Spanish is similar to someone attempting to clear phlegm from his/her throat.
TIP 3: Saying the letter “R” and double “R” will also need practice. The “R” sound in Spanish is very similar to the way the Scottish
say it. The “R” rolls by vibrating your tongue. Saying double “R” just means that your tongue has to vibrate a bit longer. Words
like “pero” (but) and “perro” (dog) are distinguished only by the length of the rolled “R”. Practice “Pero es mi perro.” (But it is my
dog.) If you get it wrong, you may end up saying, “But it is my but.”
The list of 100+ useful Spanish regular verbs
to answer
to arrive
to ask a question
to attend
contestar
llegar
preguntar
asisitir
to pass
to pay
to permit
to practice
pasar
pagar
permitir
practicar
to believe
to annoy
to break
to burn
to buy
to call
to change
to clean
to go up
to comprehend
to congratulate
to consist
to cook
to cry
to dance
to deliver
to wish
to draw
to drink
to drive
to eat
to end
to enter
to explain
to take out
to fill
to fix
to get off
to get down
to give a gift
to greet
to guess
creer
molestar
romper
quemar
comprar
llamar
cambiar
limpiar
subir
comprender
felicitar
consistir
cocinar
llorar
bailar
entregar
desear
dibujar
beber
manejar
comer
terminar
entrar
explicar
sacar
llenar
arreglar
bajar
bajar
regalar
saludar
adivinar
to present
to prohibit
to promise
to read
to receive
to respond
to rest
to return
to check
to ride
to run
to see
to sell
to send
to share
to sing
to skate
to ski
to smoke
to speak
to talk
to spend
to steal
to rob
to put away
to study
to sweat
to sweep
to swim
to take care of
to take
to eat or drink
presentar
prohibir
prometer
leer
recibir
responder
descansar
regresar
revisar
montar
correr
ver
vender
mandar
compartir
cantar
patinar
esquiar
fumar
hablar
hablar
gastar
robar
robar
guardar
estudiar
sudar
barrer
nadar
cuidar
tomar
tomar
to have dinner
to help
to hide
to hug
to insist
to kiss
to know facts
to last
to leave
to lend
to listen
to live
to look at
to watch
to look for
to need
to occur
to open
to owe
to paint
cenar
ayudar
esconder
abrazar
insistir
besar
saber
durar
dejar
prestar
escuchar
vivir
mirar
mirar
buscar
necesitar
ocurrir
abrir
deber
pintar
to take
to wear
to carry
to teach
to touch
to play an instrument
to travel
to treat
to turn off
to use
to vary
to verify
to visit
to wait
to walk
to wash
to win
to earn
to work
to write
llevar
llevar
llevar
enseñar
tocar
tocar
viajar
tratar
apagar
usar
variar
verificar
visitar
esperar
andar
lavar
ganar
ganar
trabajar
escribir